Live fish bag for fishing by boat or by wading



June 18, 1957v M. GARLAND LIVE FISH BAG FOR 'FISHING BY BOAT OR BYIADING Filed Oct. 1. 1953l llnited States LIVE FISH BAG- FOR FISHING-BYBOAT R BY WADING Mather Garland, Mound, Minn., Vassignor to GarlandVentilator Corporation, Shakopee, Minn., Valcorporatl'on of IllinoisApplication October 1, 1953, Serial'No. 383,487

-2 Claims. (Cl. 43-55) able to the gunwale or vertical:v wall of'aboat', mayhefalso` used for stream fishing by wading, with theVbagattached and suspended from the -belt of the wearer.

llt is an object of my invention to provide a highly ecient, compact-and very exible 4livebag having a frame and attachment facilities whichprovidefor'easy and eiiicient support from the gunwale ofa boat: aswellas providing a secure attachment to the belt of a iis-herman withthe-bag and its mouth disposed most convenient- -ly for use infishingastream byy wading'and with-'thelower portion of the bag in such use,disposed at the sideof'the wearer and yfor some considerable distancebelow' l'the surface of the stream.

More-specifically, itis-an object of my invention to; providea live bagofthe vclass described, which mayA be' folded into lvery small compassfor portability' andfwhich-lias'a cooperating-'dual functioningmounting, one 'portion'of which facilitatescomfortable attachment'tothe; beltof a stream shermanwhile the cooperation ofrsaidi portion and aquickly detachable clamping bracketlprovidessecure'clamping andsupportof the entireA deviceA from'the. gunwale 'orvertica-l wa-llA` of a`small boat.

These and-otherobjects and' advantages of: my invention will more fullyappear from the following description madein connection with theaccompanyingydrawings wherein like reference characters referto'siniilar'partsy throughout the several. views and in which:

|Fig.-1illustrates the positioning and use of my live bag where t-hetishing is accomplished by wading a stream;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken'in-afplane'slightly offset from, thecenter of the mountingi device and showing my structure as it isreleasablylocked or retainediupon the belt of the wearer;

Fig 3 is a side eleva-tion showing the complete device asit is attachedto the gunwale of a small boat'fori shing; Fig. 4 isa plan View of theentiredevice wit-hthe bag ornetting removed, looking upwardlyfrom'thefbottom thereof; and

Fig,` Sis a front elevation showingihe lockedrelationship of t-henet-supporting plate and forward end of the clamping bracket with thenet removed from the frame. As shown in the drawings, an open topped,exi-ble bag B constructed preferably from woven plastic netting issupported at its reinforced and hemmed upper edge upon a generallyannular rigid frame which may conveniently be constructed of a lightmetal rod or tubular material. While frame 10 may be of any generallyannular shape for compartness and convenience in stream lishing, Iprefer to bend an integral metal rod such as aluminum into an annularkidney-shape, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, having an inner concave curve10a to conform somewhat atent i 2,795,889 "Patented June 18, 1957 to thehip of the wearer and having. its longitudinal outer edge defined by aconvex curve 10b..

'I provide a composite metal .mount-ing. and. supportA for a'dependingshank 11x and a clamping bracket` 1'2 .which are readily connectiblewhen it is desired.tofusemy'device .nffor fishing 'in a boat. and whichmay be'readi'lyidi'sconlnectible to facilitate the very eflicient:yconnection andsupportof the net frame from the belt andY body of: afisherman when he is wading. The net-supporting-plate 11 as shown,comprises an integral plate. of'non-corrosive metal such. asaluminum orbronze which may taper slightly in `width from its upper to i-ts lowerVend', the upper; marginal portionof thiszplate being rolled try-defineatubular. socket 151sV ini-which the terminal portions. ofthe rod. ortube member constituting net framev 10` may be accommodated and securedby any suitable meanssuch as a pair oilA set screws-313: Plate 1-1 isrectangularly recessed. asshown inzFig.-3 and Fig. 5 from its lowerfendupwardly to provide enlarged, squared retaining `notch lila.y for:accommodating and non-rotatively engaging the. vforward depending end ofthe clampingbracket 12. In forming: recess111a,. stock of the platematerial; 11` is slit'above the upper edge of the recessformingzashortlip Vortransve-rselyv extending. lug (see Figs. l2, ;3-and.5:) -11b which is curvedly bent outwardlytoprovide'-a1;lo.ckretainer for underlying-v the lower edge ofi aman-sgztrouser belt. Plate -11-is medially drilled to afford asmallbore-Liefer acvcommodating the bolt 13a; of awing` nut. structurels?therevby` detachablyv connecting the plate: with the forward dependingarm. 12a of the clamping'zbracket.

Clamping bracket 1,2 as shown, comprises a-n integral inverted U-'shapedmembenfpreferably constructed from -a heavy strap of non-corrosive metalsuchr as; aluminum, having an outer depending arm 12a` and aninnerdepending arm- 12b wide-ly spaced from said lfirst'. arm. One ofsaidarms,.preferably 12a, is peculiarly bentortdie-formed -to-constitutea highly ecienticlamping. jaw. .The medial 'portion of arm 12a isangularly bent as showni'n. Fig. 3, lto provide acent-ral- V-shaped:gripping portion 12cnoiiiset from the adjoiningvertical,clamping'surfaces:12d andi 12e, said surf-aces being alignedand ilatened fork engaging the outeredges of the g-unwale of a boat. `orofthe-rear or The" innerI depending arm 12b isT preferablydoubled uponitselflas. shown :in` Fig. 3

and-the superimposed: plies offrnaterial arecentra-lly tapped tothreadedly receive an elongatedy clamp adjustmentnscrew .1i4 ha-ving aturned handle 14a a-t'theo-uter endthereof.

A clamping plate 15- is rotatively connectedawith the4 inner lextremityof screw-14 within the contines of the'A bracket and the shape ofclamping member 15 -is identical and oppositely disposed to theclampingnjaweformed'upon arm 12ay having `the adjoining tlat. vertical'clamping surfaces flSa and 15by and'. the. outwardly-offset -V-sliapedsurface 15C opposed tothe V-elamping portion 12e of the lirst arm. Torotatively attach the; innery end of 'clamp screw 14 to clamping membery15, the inner end of; screw lkfrnaw .be diminished.: indiameteraffording la shoulder for engagement against the back of clamping member15 and the extremity of the screw 14 may be swedged against the innerface of the clamping element for retention thereon. The bolt 13a of thewing nut structure for detachably securing clamping bracket 12 tonet-supporting plate 11.

has its head countersunk in the inner surface of bracket arm 12a and thetwo components of the mounting may lbe readily detached by releasing thewing nut and separating members 1r1 and 12. In connection with theattachment of the bag to the clamping bracket 12 it will be noted thatthe outer arm 12a of the clamping bracket has an upper exterior verticalattachment surface 12v and an exterior projecting portion 12p formedbelow said supporting surface.

The specific construction of the flexible bag or net B which I employ isthought t-o be novel and to provide new and improved resul-ts over anynet or mesh construction previously used for simi-lar or analogouspurposes. I prefer to construct my bag B from highly flexible,noncorrosive and substantially indestructible plastic netting ofpreferably relatively tine mesh.

yIn Figs. l and 2 my device is illustrated as it is mounted for use by afisherman wading a stream or shore. The clamping bracket 12 for such useis removed from the net-supporting plate 11 by detachment of the wingnut structure 13 and the plate 11 is then easily thrust beneath the beltat one side or the other of the wearer until the retaining lip 11bunderlies the belt X as shown in Fig. 2. The weight of the mountingframe and the bag is then supported partially from one hip of the wearerand of course partially from the belt itself. Retaining lip 11b preventsdisplacement or disengagement of the mounting from the belt in the eventthe frame is jarred by an obstruction or movement of the wearer.

The compact structure of the net-supporting plate, kidney shaped frameand bag is such that it will not inconvenience the wearer in wading astream while nevertheless affording a relatively large and convenientopening at the top of the bag for introduction of a iish.

In Fig. 3 my device is shown as operatively attached for fishing to thegunwale G of a common type of wooden boat. The clamping bracket 12 is ofcourse utilized in this operation secured to the net-support 11 by wingnut structure 13 and non-rotatively keyed to plate 11 through engagementof the outer arm 12a of the bracket by the confining squared recess ornotch 11a in the lower end of plate 11. The bag B in such positionextends downwardly close to the boat with the lower portion thereofimmersed in the Water. The structure of clamping bracket 12 and thecooperating jaws 12a and 15 enable the device to be readily attached togunwales as well as rear seat structures of boats wherein considerablevariation in the thickness of the supporting member is present.Furthermore, the peculiar shape of the cooperating and opposed faces ofjaws 12a and 15 enable various cross sectional shapes of gunwales suchas beaded round grooves and squared grooves on metal boats whichoftentimes have their longitudinal surfaces angled with respect to thehorizontal.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have provided aneflicient, compact and economical live bag with attachment facilities toprovide for rigid and efficient support from the gunwales of variousboats as well as to provide a secure attachment to the belt of a-iisherman wading a stream or lake shore.

It will of course be understood that various changes may be made in theform, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts withoutdeparting from the scope of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. A live fish bag and dual-function mounting therefor having incombination a clamping bracket comprising an inverted U-shaped memberproviding a pair of widely spaced, depending arms, one of said armsforming a clamping jaw and the other of said arms being tapped torece1ve a clamping screw opposed to said rst arm, a

clamping screw threadedly received in said second arm, the first arm ofsaid member having an external, substantially vertical attachmentsurface provided some distance below the top thereof with anintermediate projecting portion, said mounting further including abag-supporting plate having a depending, vertical attachment shank forpositioning against said attachment surface and having a substantiallyhorizontal frame-securing socket at the upper end thereof, a generallyannular, substantially rigid, bagsupporting frame secured in transverserelation to said plate within said socket, a flexible, elongated bagsupported from said frame outwardly of said plate and having an upperend distended by said frame, said shank having a medial aperturetherein, and an attachment element carried intermediately of theattachment sur-face of said first arm for projection through theapertured portion of said shank and having means for clamping attachmentof said shank against said vertical surface, said shank when detachedfrom said clamping bracket, being shaped to be slipped beneath andagainst the belt of a Iisherman for supporting the bag therefrom and theshank having a notched lower end conforming to the shape of saidprojecting portion on the vertical attachment surface of said firstmentioned arm to straddle the same and lock said frame and shank againstrelative oscillation.

2. A live fish bag and dual-function mounting therefor comprising aclamping bracket open at its lower end for receiving and rigidlyclamping the gunwale of a boat, said clamping bracket havin-g an outer,substantially vertically disposed attachment surface, said mountingfurther comprsing a bag-supporting plate having a depending, verticalattachment shank for positioning snugly against said attachment surfaceand having a substantially horizontal frame-securing means at the upperend thereof, a gen- H erally annular, substantial-ly rigid,bag-supporting frame secured to the upper end of said plate, and aflexible, elongated bag supported from said frame outwardly of saidplate and having an open, upper end distended by said frame, said plateand said vertical attachment surface having cooperating means forreadily and non-rotatably connecting said plate and bracket together inrigid fashion and to prevent relative oscillation thereof with saidplate disposed iiush against said attachment surface, and said platebeing readily detachable through said means and having its shank of alength and of a shape to be slipped beneath the trouser belt of afisherman and to lie comfortably against the iishermans body to supportthe bag in operative position, and said plate having a transverselyextending lug adapted to underlie the lower edge of the trouser belt.

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